Genesis 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
Genesis 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 1:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.”
Genesis 1:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”
Genesis 1:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary--and the stars--for the rule of the night;”
Genesis 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And God made the two great lights, the great light to rule the day, and the small light to rule the night, — and the stars.”
Genesis 1:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“God then made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the night: he made also the starres.”
Genesis 1:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 1:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God made the two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the smaller light to govern the night—and the stars.”
Genesis 1:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 1:16 in Context — Genesis 1
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
What Does Genesis 1:16 Mean?
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